Denzil Walton
Writer & Cultural Storyteller — Belgium
I write about Belgium — the parts most people walk past
After nearly four decades living here, I’m still discovering things about this country that stop me in my tracks. Belgium is small, often overlooked, and endlessly surprising — and it has been the best possible subject for the second chapter of a writing life.
My professional background is in copywriting and conference reporting, which gave me a particular set of skills: the ability to research quickly, to find the story inside the facts, and to write for people who are busy and don’t want to be bored. Those skills turn out to be rather useful for cultural and historical storytelling.
Discovering Belgium — my long-running writing project — is where most of this work lives. But I’m also available for commissions that fit naturally with what I do.
Stories rooted in research, written for real people
My work sits at the intersection of history, culture, place, and curiosity. If you’re looking for someone who can bring Belgian heritage, innovation, or identity to life in writing or audio, here is what I can offer.
Long-form articles
In-depth, well-researched pieces on Belgian history, heritage, culture, science, and innovation — written to engage rather than impress.
Audio tours
Scripted walking tours for cities, heritage sites, and cultural routes — designed to be listened to on location, not read from a screen.
Cultural content
Content for heritage organisations, tourism bodies, or cultural institutions that need thoughtful writing grounded in genuine knowledge of the country.
Newsletters & editorial
Regular writing that keeps an audience engaged — the kind that people actually read, because it gives them something they didn’t know they needed.
Discovering Belgium
Weekly articles, audio tours, and a free Thursday newsletter exploring the people, places, and moments that made Belgium what it is. Running since 2011, with a growing readership across Belgium and beyond.
Visit discoveringbelgium.com →38 years of writing, all of it in Belgium
I arrived in Belgium in the late 1980s and never really left — which tells you something about the place. My professional life has been spent writing: for companies, for conferences, and eventually for myself.
Open to the right kind of conversation
I’m not actively looking for work in the traditional sense, but I am genuinely interested in connecting with people who share a curiosity about Belgium — historians, heritage professionals, tourism bodies, cultural organisations, or simply readers who want to say hello. Drop me an email.
If you have a project in mind that fits naturally with what I do, I’m happy to hear about it.